Dr Gillian I Leitch

WAC wrong-headedness - Illuminations John Wyver writes: Some of you will know that I have been very involved over the past months with attempts to reverse the wrong-headed changes to access at the BBC Written Archives Centre (above, with...

WAC wrong-headedness
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)

I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.

www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...

Best Paper Awards: Graduate Student and Faculty/Independent Scholar Every year the SFF Area of the Popular Culture Association awards a Student and a Faculty award for best paper at the National Conference. SF/F Area Paper Awards To create two distinct awards for t…

The Science Fiction Fantasy Area of the PCA offer Best Paper Awards to students, and to faculty/independent scholars. The Student award includes a cash prize. More information can be found here: pcasff.wordpress.com/paper-awards/

Early Faculty/Independent Scholar Award Eligibility and Application Information You must be registered on the PCA site and be an active, paid member for the current year at the time you submit your application. There are no exceptions. R…

The Science Fiction Fantasy area of PCA offers "Early Faculty/Independent Scholar" awards to assist with travel costs to the annual PCA conference:
pcasff.wordpress.com/early-facult...

Restricted Records: How Hong Kong Communities Lose Out When Archives Stay Closed Britain colonised Hong Kong in the 19th century through two treaties, which lasted in perpetuity, and a lease, set to expire in 1997. Much research into Hong Kong’s colonial history relies upon rec…

In today’s post, Matthew Hurst explores Hong Kong’s colonial history and ongoing challenges accessing archives. This post is written in conversation with two previous posts by June Chow.

Got this intriguing offer in my email today. Translate my books into Urdu to help spread the gospel....

And really it would be great to see my books on Doctor Who distributed - the gospel of Who - wait another book idea!

McGill’s handwritten copies of ‘In Flanders Fields’ recognized by UNESCO program ahead of Remembrance Day Days before Remembrance Day, four handwritten copies of John McCrae’s iconic poem "In Flanders Fields," preserved at McGill University, have been recognized as documentary heritage of “outstanding uni...

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The presentation of Margaret Corley, 1910 This is the notice that my great-aunt Margaret Corley was in Ottawa, about to be presented to the Governor General as a debutante. This is the equivalent of being presented to court in the Canadian…

Asking the interesting questions - who presented Aunt Madge to the Governor General?

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Seen at a local thrift store - Don Mazankowski souvenir plate...

The committee clerk email is srsr@parl.gc.ca

Messages there will be translated and circulated to the full committee.

A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision

Don't make me tap the sign.

Montreal in 1884 - intriguing....

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Tim Cook.
One of Canada's best historians, his books were fantastic. He was nice enough to give me a tour of the Canadian War Museum where he was the chief historian.
A truly great Canadian.

The fact that a historical and important part of the White House is being destroyed to created a golden payola ballroom for the ego needs of the President to entertain his millionaire and billionaire friends is the cherry on top of the disaster in the US. 2/

The destruction of the White House's East Wing is a perfect metaphor for the transformation of the US government since January this year.
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Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...

A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

From a history of Richmond ON I got at a thrift store, a bio of a prominent resident - prominent because he was on the 6th season of Canada's worst driver. Face-palm.

YouTube video by SAA-ARCS Resources Archival Description RAD #SAA_ARCS_Resources

A webinar on archival description using the Canadian content standard RAD is now available on YouTube. I presented this webinar along with my colleague, Jannah Toms.

#archives #library 📚

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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

When undead worlds collide!

That would be amazing television!

A cooking competition show where they declare a winner every week but nobody ever gets eliminated, they just have a nice experience, and then after 10 weeks everyone just goes home happy.

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Group Sues to Stop Closure of the Iowa State Historical Society Library and Archives Facility in Iowa City (via Radio Iowa) www.radioiowa.com/2025/10/06/g... More Here (via @iowacapitaldispatch.com) iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/02/l... #libraries #archives

The Continuing Relevance of Museums in Canada This summer, the Government of Canada helped to promote visits to museums through the Canada Strong pass. While initially focused on seven of the country’s nine national museums, other provinces an…

Cara Tremain discusses the future of Canadian museums and the need for continued support and policy change.

Explore the Past with Curious Minds | History Explorers Club A community for history lovers who crave deeper stories, expert insights, and connection. Join us to explore the past—together.

Running our first quarterly workshop in the History Explorers Club today. As members in our first cohort are working on independent research projects, Nadine Zimmerli has joined us and is taking us through the world of History publishing.

www.historyexplorers.club

There are so many talented actors out in this world, some famous, some waiting for that break. I don't understand the need to create an "AI" actor when there are so many waiting for that chance. I don't want to see a computer talk, I want to see an actor perform.

They need names - both are in the Montreal Tartan, the bear with a QC tartan bow and Cdn tartan heart; the bunny with a Cdn tartan bow and QC tartan heart. All polite suggestions entertained.
Will be up for sale at the St Andrew's Ball charity silent auction in November

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A glossy, dark brown ceramic cat figurine sits next to a shallow bowl with a vibrant green, red, and brown mottled glaze. Both objects are positioned on a solid white background.

Roger believes there are many more ceramic pieces like these in antique shops or personal collections. We welcome anyone with similar pieces to contact us. Work like this is helping to fill in a huge blank spot in the history of Residential Schools. museum.novascotia.ca/blog/residen...